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Posted 29 June 2023
[Steam] Half-Life: Alyx (PC) - £19.99 @ Steam Store
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Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR return to the Half-Life series. It’s the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2.
Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity’s only chance for survival. The Combine’s control of the planet since the Black Mesa incident has only strengthened as they corral the remaining population in cities. Among them are some of Earth’s greatest scientists: you and your father, Dr. Eli Vance.
As founders of a fledgling resistance, you’ve continued your clandestine scientific activity—performing critical research, and building invaluable tools for the few humans brave enough to defy the Combine.
Every day, you learn more about your enemy, and every day you work toward finding a weakness.
ABOUT GAMEPLAY IN VR:
Valve’s return to the Half-Life universe that started it all was built from the ground up for virtual reality. VR was built to enable the gameplay that sits at the heart of Half-Life.
Immerse yourself in deep environmental interactions, puzzle solving, world exploration, and visceral combat.
Lean to aim around a broken wall and under a Barnacle to make an impossible shot. Rummage through shelves to find a healing syringe and some shotgun shells. Manipulate tools to hack alien interfaces. Toss a bottle through a window to distract an enemy. Rip a Headcrab off your face and throw it out the window.
COMMUNITY-BUILT ENVIRONMENTS
A set of Source 2 tools for building new levels is included with the game, enabling any player to build and contribute new environments for the community to enjoy through Half-Life: Alyx's Steam Workshop. Hammer, Valve’s level authoring tool, has been updated with all of the game's virtual reality gameplay tools and components.
Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity’s only chance for survival. The Combine’s control of the planet since the Black Mesa incident has only strengthened as they corral the remaining population in cities. Among them are some of Earth’s greatest scientists: you and your father, Dr. Eli Vance.
As founders of a fledgling resistance, you’ve continued your clandestine scientific activity—performing critical research, and building invaluable tools for the few humans brave enough to defy the Combine.
Every day, you learn more about your enemy, and every day you work toward finding a weakness.
ABOUT GAMEPLAY IN VR:
Valve’s return to the Half-Life universe that started it all was built from the ground up for virtual reality. VR was built to enable the gameplay that sits at the heart of Half-Life.
Immerse yourself in deep environmental interactions, puzzle solving, world exploration, and visceral combat.
Lean to aim around a broken wall and under a Barnacle to make an impossible shot. Rummage through shelves to find a healing syringe and some shotgun shells. Manipulate tools to hack alien interfaces. Toss a bottle through a window to distract an enemy. Rip a Headcrab off your face and throw it out the window.
COMMUNITY-BUILT ENVIRONMENTS
A set of Source 2 tools for building new levels is included with the game, enabling any player to build and contribute new environments for the community to enjoy through Half-Life: Alyx's Steam Workshop. Hammer, Valve’s level authoring tool, has been updated with all of the game's virtual reality gameplay tools and components.
More details at Community Updates
Edited by a community support team member, 29 June 2023
54 Comments
sorted byAnd then there is the cross over mods. Portal in VR?
I can tell you the gameplay loop... You "walk" around looking for resin and ammo, you go to a resin station to solve the easiest "puzzles" and then you shoot really stupid A.I that poses no threat and I played it on the hardest setting.
The more i think about it the more I hate this game for being so crap and the story is like.... whatever.... :/ Your character talking totally ruins it, the great thing about Valve games in the past is everyone always talks to you, but this game is written like every other game.
I really hope Valve can turn it around, but the last good thing they made was Portal 2.
They should have bought the Superhot guys and made a VR game using that like they bought the Portal guys and made a game around that mechanic. (edited)
BTW I used a 980ti and it was great
Also, are there any additional costs involved apart from buying this game in order to play this game on Oculus Rift?
Having said all that it's not the most ambitious game ever. If you compare with say HL2 (inc EP1+2) it has a small selection of weapons and enemy types, mostly small indoor environments, no vehicle sections, no big set piece fights, low enemy counts, slow character movement, and lots of repetitive looting - searching drawers and moving boxes around looking for ammo/resin. The gravity gloves are no replacement for the HL2 gravity gun either.
VR lifts the experience, and I think a lot of people played it during their VR honeymoon phase. Hopefully Valve can push the boundaries a bit further if they do another VR HL game.